This was a sad episode. We already know that not all Wesen are bad in the Grimm mythology, but this was a closer look at how being a Wesen is not always easy. I like that they aren't making the episodes back and white. It makes the show more interesting and unpredictable.
The Wesen in this episode is a spinatod, a death spider that sucks out her victims’ internal organs, which kills and mummifies them at the same time. Nick finds information about her kind on old Japanese documents, but I wonder if they were around in ancient Egypt?
Monroe introduces Nick to Charlotte, a spinatod who turned her back on who she was, to get some information on what they're dealing with. She looks like she's about 70 years old. She tells them that her kind has to suck out the organs of three men every five years or they will age instantly. She decided she couldn't do it anymore, so she’s accepted her fate. Then she reveals her own age. She's 26.
Lena, the organ-sucking spinatod that Nick and Hank are looking for, is actually a soccer mom with an ordinary-looking husband, and a teenage daughter. After her first kill, she shows remorse and disgust at what she did. I’m glad that they are showing the “humanity” of a Wesen, and that not all of them are happy with what they are.
Lena meets her last victim on a boat at the marina. I love that Monroe said previously that when he finds spiders inside the house he drowns them, and spider-woman tells victim #3 that she hates water. Hank saves victim #3 while Nick goes looking for the spinatod. He finds her and catches her in a web (net). The look on her face is heart-wrenching. She didn't want to kill, but she didn't want to grow old before her time either, who would?
Nick picks up Sally to take her to her grandmother's, and Nick sees that she is a spinatod, just like her mother. What does the future hold in store for her?
Also, in this episode, we find out that the Wesen who was fixing Nick and Juliette’s fridge in an earlier episode and ran away after discovering Nick was a Grimm, has been telling other Wesen about Nick and they are getting bolder. Some of their kids even egged Nick and Juliette’s house. Juliette, of course doesn’t know the real reason and just chucks it up to mischievous boys. Nick confronts the Wesen and warns them to leave him and his girlfriend alone or they will be sorry. We’ll see if that really sticks.
I wonder why Monroe knows about every kind of Wesen. You'd think they have weekly Wesen meetings where they all get to know each other. "Hi, I'm Monroe, I'm a Blutbladen. I like toy trains, gourmet cooking, and playing the cello." "I'm Jennie, a Geier. I'm an herbalist, and I like to climb trees." "Beware of Grimms, they are bad people and will kill you in your sleep."
Even though this episode wasn’t based on a standard fairy tale, I think it’s one of my favorites. It had an interesting central character who was not totally good or totally bad. It showed how the Wesen live in the world of humans, but are still not human.
Quippy Quotes:
Monroe: You're the monster under the bed.
Monroe: Join the misunderstood.
Hank: Do you want to pick it up again, or do you want me to give you the finger?
Hank: Anybody look at our pension funds lately? There's motive for homicide right there.
Wesen: You have a very lovely wife.
Nick: We're not married.
Wesen: Even better.
Monroe: "I'm going to stay home tonight and play a little cello."
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